Law via the Internet 2001

3rd AustLII Conference on 
Computerisation of Law via the Internet

University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, 28-30 November 2001

• Program Details
• Tutorial program 
• Registration
• Sponsors
• Accomodation and Transport
• Conference personnel 

Law via the Internet 2001 will present both submitted and invited papers. The conference proper will take place on 29-30 November, Tutorials on legal research on the web and on building legal web sites will be offered on 28 November.

Law via the Internet 2001 will feature over 40 speakers from around the world and is the leading conference concerning the access of law online.

The following program details are not final. At the current time more speakers and sessions are still being confirmed. Full program details are available at http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/conference/2001/program.html.

Our previous conferences were very popular, so please register now to avoid disappointment.

Proceeds from the Conference will support AustLII's provision of free access to law via the net.

Conference - Registration fees for the Conference (29-30 November) are as follows:

• A$770 Standard registration (legal practitioners, government, business etc)
• A$550 Academics (full-time) and community organisations (including public libraries)
• A$220 Students (full-time) (places will be limited; Conference Dinner additional A$66).

Conference registration fees are reduced by A$220 for authors of papers accepted for the Conference.

Tutorials - Registration fees for the Tutorials (28 November) are additional and are as follows:

For the Tutorial 'Legal Research on the Web' (morning or afternoon half day session):

A$242 Standard registration (legal practitioners, government, business etc)

A$187 Academics (full-time) and community organisations (including public libraries)

A$110 Students (full-time) (places will be limited).

For the Tutorial 'An Introduction to Building a Web Site for Law' (3 1/2 hours):

A$242 Standard registration (legal practitioners, government, business etc)

A$187 Academics (full-time) and community organisations (including public libraries)

A$110 Students (full-time) (places will be limited).

Public transport
The monorail, which runs past the Conference venue, provides fast and convenient access to both the conference venue and to the central business district of Sydney. (The average time between monorail services is 3 - 5 minutes). In addition, Sydney's Central station is just around the corner from the venue.

Accommodation for the Conference
The Novotel at Darling Harbour is particularly convenient for conference attendees as there is a monorail stop outside the front door, and is only 15 minutes from Sydney's airport by taxi. The Novotel has 530 rooms and suites, with STD/IDD direct dial telephones, fax capabilities, and in-house movies. Other features it affords are an outdoor swimming pool, an "all-weather" nightlit, tennis court, and a modern private gymnasium. There are several other hotels in close proximity to the venue: see the link below concerning Sydney Hotels.

Some useful Web links about Sydney and choosing accommodation
Lonely Planet's Destination Sydney
World Executive - Sydney Hotels
HotelGuide - Sydney
Sydney Hotels
Travelling Australia on the Internet

AustLII is a joint facility of the Faculties of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney and the University of New South Wales.